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The paper summarises the major drivers of IUU fishing such as; weak governance, economic incentives, and barriers to enforcement and highlights three ...

This editorial is part of a series of research articles on the science of the high seas exploring the aspect of human influence and highlighting the e...

This study, using empirical information available from literatures and examining case studies of 10 developing countries around Africa and in Oceania...

This report aims to inform policy makers on the progress made in implementing measures against IUU fishing by OECD countries over the last decade, whi...

The Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) Data Analysis Guidelines (the guidelines) are a set of
general guidelines developed to support and dire...

International law specifies that the country whose flag a vessel flies is responsible for controlling its activities. Certain states operate ‘open...

The registration of vessels under foreign flags is widely spread and much literature has proposed a number of factors explaining why certain flags are...

This report takes a look at the manner in which criminal enterprises have developed alongside legitimate commerce in recent years. Drawing on official...

This report presents the results of a project undertaken to provide technical assistance in developing a Standard National MCS Operations Manual in th...

The authors research and analyse the increasing effort of fishing noting the rapid increase of distance fishers are travelling to their fishing ground...

Guided by the theoretical assumptions of environmental criminology, this research examines the relevance of micro-spatial predictors of IUU fishing in...

This study is the first to undertake a world-wide analysis of illegal and unreported fishing. Reviewing the situation in 54 countries and on the high ...

The European Union (EU) recently agreed on a reform of the legal framework for its external fleet that fishes outside of EU waters. The authors invest...

This article provides a snapshot of best practices RFMOs can take in an effort monitor and regulate at-sea transhipment....

This article provides a snapshot of suggested best practices of RFMO compliance procedures including data gathering, assessment and follow-up and outc...

This article provides a snapshot of best practices RFMOs may undertake in order improve control over supply and tender vessels support purse seine fis...

This article provides a snapshot of best practices RFMOs may employ when determining policy and process on the use of VMS equipment and data....

This thesis employs three approaches to identify and evaluate the drivers of illegal and unreported fishing worldwide. The thesis shows that illegal ...

This report sets out the results of five analytical projects undertaken to support the development of a Regional MCS Strategy for Pacific oceanic fish...

This study is in response to a call from FAO to review existing methodologies used to estimate IUU fishing and to develop technical guidelines and ind...